STAAR Test sample questions for Texas students

Each year, public school students in grades 3 through 8 across the state take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam.

By John Boyd

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Could you pass the STAAR Exam? Test your knowledge against five questions from each grade level on last year's exam to see just how tough the STAAR test really is. The answers are provided in the caption below (but, hey – no cheating!).

About the STAAR Exam: The STAAR was first administered in 2012 as a replacement for the TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) test and includes annual assessments for grades 3–8 in reading and mathematics; assessments in writing at grades 4 and 7; in science at grades 5 and 8; and in social studies at grade 8; and end-of-course assessments for English I, English II, Algebra I, biology and U.S history. less

Could you pass the STAAR Exam? Test your knowledge against five questions from each grade level on last year's exam to see just how tough the STAAR test really is. The answers are provided in the caption below ... more